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WE’RE BACK!!!

January 1, 2009 - 12:00 pm

Well it certainly has been a very long time since we last updated the site and for that we apologise! However, we’re now back with and ready to make a fresh start in 2009.
So please do keep checking back regularly as there will be new content arriving by the day… well, at least by the [...]

Solar Heated Community in Canada!?

July 31, 2008 - 11:17 am

Tags: canada, energy, heating, solar
Posted in News, Renewable Energy, World | No comments

Think Alberta in Canada and you’ll probably think “COLD”! Well you’d be right… in fact, we’re talking -33°C in the Winter style cold! The likes of which most of us here in the UK will never experience. However, a new community in Alberta is managing to produce 90% of it’s annual heating demand from Solar [...]

Solar Energy Efficiency Boosted by Special Dye

July 11, 2008 - 9:45 am

Tags: energy, power, solar
Posted in News, Renewable Energy, USA | No comments

A team of American Scientists claim that the efficiency of solar panels could increase tenfold with a new method of capturing the energy from the Sun.
The technique involves ‘painting’ glass with a mix of transparent, organic dyes which collect the income light and transport it towards the frame of the glass where photovoltaic cells convert [...]

UK to Slow the Adoption of Biofuels

July 8, 2008 - 10:32 am

Tags: biofuel, cars, climate change, fuel
Posted in News, Politics, Renewable Energy, Travel, UK | No comments

The UK will continue to expand the use of biofuels in petrol and diesel for transport, but at a slower rate amid fears they raise food prices and harm the environment, the transport secretary has said.
Ruth Kelly told the Commons that Britain needed to press ahead with biofuels because the technology could still prove beneficial. [...]

Guide to Eco-Driving Added!

July 4, 2008 - 9:47 pm

Tags: eco driving, Guides, saving, Travel
Posted in General, Travel | No comments

We’ve added a new guide!
This time we take you through Eco-Driving and how it can help you save you money and reduce your carbon footprint.
You can also download a form so that you can record all your fuel usage and start challenging yourself to drive smarter!

Orange Test Dance-Powered Mobile Charger at Glastonbury

July 3, 2008 - 9:55 am

Tags: kinetic, mobile phone, orange, Renewable Energy, technology
Posted in News, Renewable Energy, UK | No comments

Glastonbury Festival really seems to be the place for Orange to test their latest designs. Having teamed up with Got Wind again, and following on from the wind and solar-powered phone charging tent also trialled at Glastonbury, Orange have been testing their dance powered (kinetic) mobile phone charger.

Henleaze Infants School – Winners Announced!

May 5, 2008 - 7:17 pm

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In April, pupils from Class 1 at Henleaze Infants School in Bristol were asked by their teacher, Miss Cook, to create individual posters with the theme of ‘Recycling’ for the purpose of entering a competition with Keen On Green.
Following this, Keen On Green had a look at their posters and decided on a winner! To see the winning poster [...]